Honestly, the most dangerous part this time wasn’t making the wrong call—it was that I almost got scared off by a rebound. $IO pushed up a bit around 0.16207, and many people might think it’s time to pull back and drag the price up again. But what I noticed instead was that trading above kept getting more and more sluggish—it felt like it was being used to create an illusion for the longs.

Holding short positions wasn’t easy either. The price kept grinding back and forth, and a few quick spikes could make people panic. Then, that next push-up and pullback was especially clear: the follow-through quickly thinned, and the dumping began in one wave after another.

From 0.16207 to 0.13706, the end result was +1101.96%. At first I let out a breath of relief, and only afterward did it really sink in that not messing around this time was the right move. The market has already shown the answer—the problems at the top didn’t disappear just because there was a short-term rally.

Going short isn’t about hoping for red every day; it’s about waiting for the market to confirm weakness. If you miss it, then you miss it—don’t chase shorts from a spot that’s already moved on. The rhythm that truly fits getting in usually isn’t something you can get just by itching to make a trade.

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